Fashionista Abryanz has lashed out at fellow celebrities over their use of social media. He posted:
“I am quite the addict when it comes to social media. I mean you can kill a whole day’s of boredom by simply staying glued to your phone. However, there are a few incidences that are ruining this experience for me and many others.
Social media woes in Uganda are not just the norm anymore; they are fast becoming a lifestyle. Each day you wake up to a new wrangle in your feed. Many of us are deriving pleasure from bickering with our “enemies” on social media.
Odd as it may see, I will use the naija industry as a point of reference. When one individual, say an artiste has a project they are working on, they not only get support from their fans, but fellow actors and artistes as well. And this is done regardless of whatever differences they may have with one another. At the end of it all; all they want is to make heir industry top of the world.
The same attitude should be adapted by the Ugandan industry. It would not hurt to show up at a concert Radio & Weasal is organizing, or send Judith Heard a shout out on her birthday.
We need to be in complete support of each other if we are to be taken seriously; not just by the fans but by world out there.
This business of clashing concert days is also a clear indication of how immature some of us are. Competition is a good thing. Unhealthy competition on the other hand is totally petty. And this needs to stop.
Instead of holding concerts on similar dates to see who is better than the other, let one hold his show; attend it and support them. Then organize yours weeks later and have him or her support as well. Get the picture?
The search engine (Google) always produced the most outrageous results when you begin looking up any Ugandan entertainer. Its scandal after scandal. And you know why; because that is how we have chosen to portray ourselves to the outside world.
Any awards or recognition you have achieved will be over looked for that tainted headline of you calling a fellow entertainer a B***ch, or being dumped by a lover. Or maybe that nude picture that left the privacy of your bedroom and got onto a tabloid front page.
And this made worse by the constant online feuds, which by the way, d not yield any positivity nor do they sooth the egos of those involved. Instead you end up laying your dirty linen in public and also making a fool out of yourself.
All I am saying is it will not hurt or cost us anything to get along love one another and spread love. This should not be about who is better than the other, or whose talent is a waste. Rather it should be about what we as Ugandans have to offer the world.
The biggest culprit in all this is the media. Have you noticed how some journalists will go to an event, and instead of looking out for how well the ceremony turned out they will look out for the negatives. They are more interested in how many empty seats there were, or who was seated in a rather compromising situation leaving their under garments on show!
It’s true that the media can surely make or break you. That is why you will see that a Nigerian fashion stylist will get nominated for an award outside his country and he will land on front pages in Nigeria, applauding him. And down here in Kampala, an artiste will get recognition abroad. But the headline will be tagged along some scandal he was involved in.
Let’s just say some of the media personalities in this town are hell bent on watching the demise of others. Last I checked, these very individuals are sometimes paid by the same celebrities they are bashing. So imagine what would happen if those same celebrities went out of business?
Criticism doesn’t have to be negative all the time. You can air out your opinions, in a very mature and professional way.
The irony of this all though is that all this bashing is perpetuated by our fellow artistes. Someone will go as far as paying someone in the media to trash their “competition” or rather foe.
I am still not sure why we all can’t just get along; support one another, for the sake of the industry at least, if not for our sanity!”
Staff Writer
